Description of Parenting Patterns in Preschool Children at Dharma Wanita Persatuan Medalem Kindergarten

Abstract

Abstract. Preschool-aged children are aged between 3 and 6 years, during this period physical growth
slows down and psychosocial and cognitive development increases. Appropriate parenting by parents
forms the basis of children's development which will make them individuals with good character for
themselves and their environment. Parents must choose a parenting style that suits their child's needs.
This study aims to identify the parenting style of preschool children in Kindergarten Dharma Wanita
Persatuan Medalem, Tulangan Sub-District, Sidoarjo District. This research method uses a descriptive
research type. Using total sampling with a total of 43 respondents with a univariate analysis technique
by presenting a frequency distribution table. The results showed that most of the parents of preschool
children in Kindergarten Dharma Wanita Persatuan Medalem, Tulangan District, Sidoarjo Regency
were in the early adult age category (60%), the parents' final education was mostly high school (74%),
and most of them are working parents (60%). All parents (100%) apply democratic parenting, 10
(23%) apply permissive parenting and as many as 21 (49%) parents also apply authoritarian
parenting. Parents do not only apply one type of parenting but one or more parenting styles. The
parenting style is applied according to the age, needs and abilities of the child. Parenting style is very
influential on the growth and development of children. So it is hoped that parents should provide the
best possible parenting style for children so that they can improve the growth and development of
children according to their age.
Keywords: Parenting Style, Preschool Children, Development.